The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-21
4 MALICIOUS ME,laOI.
lying EFFORTS OF RIVALS TO
IEJURE MI Apis.
The worm-ta,e 4 Chestnut Report
Of yellow y ever Here Round.
y denounced.

i'see' Athst Memphis, with her TO
source 4 advancement and prosp icts,
10 /" thorn in the eides Of weak and
~ hring rivals. Almost every sum-
ler malicious lies are set al "a, con-
, corning the LeAlth Of the city, aud
they are generally based upon past
misfortunss. A few days ago reports
came from Cairo that q steamboat cap.
tain had Giro alates statements among
his passengers that yellow fever exist
cd in Memphis. Later II was learned
that Snyder d Co., q manufacturing
firm at Piqus, O., had refused to All
an order from w. 3. Bruce 4 Co, OF
this city, for poles aud shaf;s, on
the ground that the Panhandle Iail.
road would not name q rate be-
cause Of yellow fever here. The lie, go
Rroundlessly and msliciously started
on the rounds, refuses 10 halt, despite
the honest aud persisten. deaials OF
the APPEAL, backed mp by DR.. g. b.
Thorniop, presic ent OF the Board OF
Health. Last night Mr.. Sim L. Ba-
rinds, Associated Press agsn 10 this
city, received the following dispatch.
the result Of diminishing correspond.
ence between New York parties and
Mr.. A. O. Thomas:
The New York Evening News lays (:
Wall street houses having Southern
connections confirm reports Of yellow
fever at Memphis and great alarm is
prevailing. Send good dispatch giving
facts end true situation.
MI. ssp.rins.nd.n. a A.'oel.i %Sf Fis. =,
In reply, Mr.. Bsrinds sent tbs fol.
lowing:
MrNrHIs, TKSs., July 20, 1887
The publication in the New York
Evening News OF this date, which Ears
that Wall street housea having South
ern connections col firm reports OF
yellow fever st Memphis, 10 Officially
denied rs will be seen by the follow.
ing:
having been brought 10 our attention
that reports are current In New York
that yellow fever prevails Ia this city,
We desire 10 denouI cs az fslss 10 every
particular. Memphis was never
healthier than ct present. There has
never been one single case OF fever In
this city since 1879 The city officials
have been on the alert ever einee the
disease was reported at Key Weet, Fla
and no case has Teen reported from
any city nearer Memphis Than Key
West. The greatest sscuriiy from
epidemics 10 ielt aud what with out
splendid system OF sewerage aad SAM.
tary precautions we have 10 fear ol
ever again being I'll icttd with cpl
denies OF yellow fever.
DAVID p. MADDEN,
| Madison Si;;iei9S S'ihif iEEE. District
II. Il s N fSH..in' a Co.
| 81 Breot,, ks,ly 4 Co.
| N; kktIlSg, =,
a. i. PIcRssRRff.. Appeal
Editor s.pphis Avalanche,
Cashier Union ans Planter Bank
The following has aloo been fur
nished the Associated Press;
OyYIon op Boasp or HslLrH,
MKnrHs. TrsS., july %. 1851.
There Ia no yellow fever In Mem
phis, nor any suspicion Of any; nor Il
there any grounds for the report thai
there has been any suspicious case
here. The Memphis Board Of Health
aud the Tennessee Board Of Health
are pledged 10 report Immediately "a
all boards OF health In the Mississippi
Valley any real case Of yellow fever, or
any case for which there Ia rea
son 10 think suspicious. Until such
report 10 officially announced ell Other
reports shonld be regarded ~ lnten
tionally malicious aud f,lse.
q, d THORNTON,
President Memphis Board Of Health.
A letter was received by q Mtmphi,
gentleman last evening from friend
In South Bend, lnd., TO the efftc. that
private letter had been received by
q large corporation there, stating thai
yellow fever existed In Memphis. Tn,
lie 10 travelling rapidly all over IN,
North.
| Gentlemen with whom the APPEAI
reporter convtrsed on the subject lasl
night, were unanimous In the opinion
thst q public nesting should be held
at the earliest moment for the purposs
Of denouIcing the outrageous false
hood.